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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2015

AFN-1252 is a potent inhibitor of enoyl-ACP reductase from Burkholderia pseudomallei--Crystal structure, mode of action, and biological activity.

Krishnamurthy Narasimha Rao, Anirudha Lakshminarasimhan, Sarah Joseph, Swathi U Lekshmi, Ming-Seong Lau, Mohammed Takhi, Kandepu Sreenivas, Sheila Nathan, Rohana Yusof, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman and 3 more

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Krishnamurthy Narasimha RaoAurigene Discovery Technologies Ltd, 39-40, KIADB Industrial area, Electronic city Phase II, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 100, India.
Anirudha Lakshminarasimhan
Sarah Joseph
Swathi U Lekshmi
Ming-Seong Lau
Mohammed Takhi
Kandepu Sreenivas
Sheila Nathan
Rohana Yusof
Noorsaadah Abd Rahman
Murali Ramachandra
Thomas Antony
Hosahalli Subramanya
Aurigene Discovery Technologies (India) · INNational University of Malaysia · MYUniversity of Malaya · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melioidosis is a tropical bacterial infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei; Bpm), a Gram-negative bacterium. Current therapeutic options are largely limited to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and β-lactam drugs, and the treatment duration is about 4 months. Moreover, resistance has been reported to these drugs. Hence, there is a pressing need to develop new antibiotics for Melioidosis. Inhibition of enoyl-ACP reducatase (FabI), a key enzyme in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway has shown significant promise for antibacterial drug development. FabI has been identified as the major enoyl-ACP reductase present in B. pseudomallei. In this study, we evaluated AFN-1252, a Staphylococcus aureus FabI inhibitor currently in clinical development, for its potential to bind to BpmFabI enzyme and inhibit B. pseudomallei bacterial growth. AFN-1252 stabilized BpmFabI and inhibited the enzyme activity with an IC50 of 9.6 nM. It showed good antibacterial activity against B. pseudomallei R15 strain, isolated from a melioidosis patient (MIC of 2.35 mg/L). X-ray structure of BpmFabI with AFN-1252 was determined at a resolution of 2.3 Å. Complex of BpmFabI with AFN-1252 formed a symmetrical tetrameric structure with one molecule of AFN-1252 bound to each monomeric subunit. The kinetic and thermal melting studies supported the finding that AFN-1252 can bind to BpmFabI independent of cofactor. The structural and mechanistic insights from these studies might help the rational design and development of new FabI inhibitors.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBenzofuransBurkholderia pseudomalleiCrystallography, X-RayEnoyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Reductase (NADH)HumansKineticsMelioidosisPyronesStaphylococcal InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAPI 1252BenzofuransEnoyl-(Acyl-Carrier-Protein) Reductase (NADH)PyronesAFN-1252Burkholderia pseudomalleiFabIMelioidosis

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PMCPMC4420531
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